Multiple Timelines

Japanese Gothic

Kylie Lee Baker · Horror

New York Times Most Anticipated Book for 2026 USA TODAY Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Book Riot…

gothic atmosphere · multiple timelines · paranormal romance · twist ending

My Friends

Fredrik Backman · Literary Fiction

Fredrik Backman, who “captures the messy essence of being human” (The Washington Post), returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of…

coming of age · found family · multiple timelines

The Strength of the Few

James Islington · Fantasy

Omne trium perfectum The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus.

grimdark · quest · morally grey character · multiple timelines

The God of the Woods

Liz Moore · Mystery & Thriller

When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk.

psychological thriller · missing person · multiple timelines · twist ending · cat and mouse

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig · Literary Fiction

Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever.

magical realism · multiple timelines · trauma recovery · redemption arc

Strange Pictures

Uketsu · Horror

A Japanese mystery horror bestseller, revolving around a series of creepy drawings, in which the reader is the detective - from the Youtube sensation…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · twist ending · multiple timelines

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel · Literary Fiction

One snowy night Arthur Leander, a famous actor, has a heart attack onstage during a production of "King Lear." Jeevan Chaudhary, a…

post apocalyptic · found family · multiple timelines · survival

The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley · Literary Fiction

In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she'll be working on.

magical realism · time travel · romantic comedy · multiple timelines

The Bewitching

Silvia Moreno-Garcia · Horror

“Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches”: That was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her great-granddaughter…

gothic atmosphere · witches · haunted setting · multiple timelines · dark academia

Flashlight

Susan Choi · Literary Fiction

One summer night, Louisa and her father take a walk on the breakwater.

unreliable narrator · multiple timelines · psychological thriller · twist ending · trauma recovery

Hyperion

Dan Simmons · Sci-Fi

In the 29th century, the Hegemony of Man comprises hundreds of planets connected by farcaster portals.

space opera · quest · multiple timelines · found family

Our Infinite Fates

Laura Steven · Romance

THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Impossible to put down' V.E.

slow burn · fated mates · time travel · love triangle · multiple timelines

Turn Off the Light

Jacquie Walters · Horror

Two women living centuries apart are bound by the same dark secret in this haunting novel that "upends everything you think you know about ghost…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · multiple timelines · ghosts · twist ending

The Isle in the Silver Sea

Tasha Suri · Fantasy

From World Fantasy Award-winning author Tasha Suri comes The Isle in the Silver Sea, a heart-shattering standalone romantasy of sapphic longing,…

forbidden romance · historical fiction · multiple timelines

Exit Party

Emily St. John Mandel · Literary Fiction

COMING AUTUMN 2026 From the bestselling author of Station Eleven, Exit Party is Emily St.

magical realism · multiple timelines · twist ending

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro · Sci-Fi

Ishiguro explores what it means to have a soul and how art distinguishes man from other life forms.

dystopian society · gothic atmosphere · trauma recovery · multiple timelines

Shadows Upon Time

Christopher Ruocchio · Sci-Fi

The seventh and final novel of the galaxy-spanning series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe at last lights the…

space opera · redemption arc · quest · multiple timelines

Firefly Lane

Kristin Hannah · Literary Fiction

Inseparable best friends Kate and Tully, two young women who, despite their very different lives, have vowed to be there for each other forever, have…

found family · coming of age · multiple timelines · trauma recovery

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi · Literary Fiction

The unforgettable New York Times best seller begins with the story of two half-sisters, separated by forces beyond their control: one sold into…

historical fiction · coming of age · multiple timelines

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Amal El-Mohtar · Sci-Fi

Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange letters—and fall in love in this thrilling and…

slow burn · space opera · romantic comedy · multiple timelines

Cloud Atlas

David Stephen Mitchell · Literary Fiction

A stunning, innovative Matyroshka doll of six nested narratives, which start in the 19th century and vault us into a dystopian future.

multiple timelines · magical realism · post apocalyptic · quest

One of Us Is Lying

Karen M. McManus · Mystery & Thriller

Pay close attention and you might solve this.

closed circle · multiple timelines · cat and mouse · psychological thriller · twist ending

The Overstory

Richard Powers · Literary Fiction

*The Overstory* unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fable that range from antebellum New York to the late-twentieth-century Timber Wars of…

historical fiction · political intrigue · multiple timelines

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr · Literary Fiction

From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German…

historical fiction · multiple timelines · survival · psychological thriller

The Silmarillion

J.R.R. Tolkien · Fantasy

A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R.

quest · multiple timelines · dragons

The Winter People

Jennifer McMahon · Horror

The New York Times bestselling author of The Invited will shock you with a simmering psychological thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices, and…

psychological thriller · haunted setting · ghosts · trauma recovery · multiple timelines

The Book of Records

Madeleine Thien · Literary Fiction

One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of the Summer A Literary Hub, Esquire, and Washington Post Most Anticipated Book of 2025 One of Time's and…

magical realism · multiple timelines

Orlando

Virginia Woolf · Literary Fiction

In her most exuberant, most fanciful novel, Woolf has created a character liberated from the restraints of time and sex.

historical fiction · magical realism · secret identity · multiple timelines

Homebound

Portia Elan · Literary Fiction

'A work of joyous and serious invention' KALIANE BRADLEY 'Gripping...

magical realism · historical fiction · multiple timelines

Five

Ilona Bannister · Mystery & Thriller

Five lives. Five stories. Four will live—one will die. Who it will be? In this slow-burn masterpiece of psychological fiction, the choice is all…

psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · multiple timelines · twist ending · cat and mouse

House of Suns

Alastair Reynolds · Sci-Fi

Six million years ago, at the dawn of the star-faring era, Abigail Gentian fractured herself into a thousand male and female clones, which she called…

space opera · quest · multiple timelines

A Day of Fallen Night

Samantha Shannon · Fantasy

Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory.

historical fiction · quest · multiple timelines

The Forgotten Midwife

Laura Anthony · Literary Fiction

Set in the dual timelines of present-day and 1950s Ireland and based on real historical events, a powerful, poignant novel of feminism and resilience…

historical fiction · coming of age · trauma recovery · multiple timelines

Skylark

Paula McLain · Literary Fiction

! The New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife weaves a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below—where a woman’s quest for artistic…

historical fiction · slow burn · multiple timelines · quest

The Measure

Nikki Erlick · Literary Fiction

Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice. It seems like any other day. You wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and head out. But today, when…

slow burn · found family · multiple timelines

Red Clay

Charles B. Fancher · Literary Fiction

An astounding multigenerational saga, Red Clay chronicles the interwoven lives of an enslaved Black family and their white owners as the Civil War…

historical fiction · coming of age · trauma recovery · multiple timelines

Forgotten Garden

Kate Morton · Mystery & Thriller

historical fiction · multiple timelines · twist ending

The Guest List

Lucy Foley · Mystery & Thriller

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR “I loved this book.

closed circle · multiple timelines · twist ending · psychological thriller

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton · Mystery & Thriller

"Pop your favorite Agatha Christie whodunnit into a blender with a scoop of Downton Abbey, a dash of Quantum Leap, and a liberal sprinkling of…

twist ending · multiple timelines · closed circle

The Sirens

Emilia Hart · Fantasy

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • #1 LibraryReads Pick • Indie Next Pick A spellbinding novel about sisters…

found family · magical realism · historical fiction · multiple timelines

The Complete Witcher

Andrzej Sapkowski · Fantasy

Experience the story from start to finish.

grimdark · anti hero · quest · multiple timelines

The Vanished Birds

Simon Jimenez · Sci-Fi

A “highly imaginative and utterly exhilarating” (Thrillist) debut that is “the best of what science fiction can be: a thought-provoking, heartrending…

space opera · found family · quest · coming of age · multiple timelines

When the Day Comes

Gabrielle Meyer · Fantasy

Libby has been given a powerful gift: to live one life in 1774 Colonial Williamsburg and the other in 1914 Gilded Age New York City.

multiple timelines · coming of age · slow burn

The White Octopus Hotel

Alexandra Bell · Fantasy

Journey to a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps, where two lost souls living in different centuries meet and discover if a second chance awaits them…

second chance romance · time travel · magical realism · multiple timelines · paranormal romance

The Book of Lost Hours

Hayley Gelfuso · Fantasy

"A spectacular historical and speculative novel about a WWII-era girl who grows up trapped in the "time space," a cavernous library featuring books…

historical fiction · magical realism · forbidden romance · multiple timelines · survival

The Waves

Virginia Woolf · Literary Fiction

Tracing the lives of a group of friends, this novel follows their development from childhood to middle age.

multiple timelines · coming of age

Lightbreakers

Aja Gabel · Literary Fiction

Named a Most Anticipated Book by LA Times, LitHub, and Harper's Bazaar What would you give to relive the past?

slow burn · multiple timelines · trauma recovery

The Things We Leave Unfinished

Rebecca Yarros · Literary Fiction

When Georgia Stanton discovers that her late grandmother, Scarlett, the infamous romance author, didn't get the chance to finish her last book, she…

slow burn · historical fiction · multiple timelines · second chance romance · trauma recovery

By Any Other Name

Jodi Picoult · Literary Fiction

From the co-author of Mad Honey comes an “inspiring” (Elle) novel about two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s…

historical fiction · unreliable narrator · multiple timelines · secret identity

The Sluts

Dennis Cooper · Literary Fiction

Set largely on the pages of a website where gay male escorts are reviewed by their clients, and told through the postings, emails, and conversations…

unreliable narrator · multiple timelines

The Luminaries

Eleanor Catton · Literary Fiction

Wonderful novel taking place in New-Zealand during the golden rush.

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · multiple timelines

The Winds of Winter

George R.R. Martin · Fantasy

The sixth book in George R. R. Martin's critically acclaimed, world wide best-selling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE - the inspiration behind HBO's…

grimdark · political intrigue · quest · multiple timelines

Magpie Murders

Anthony Horowitz · Mystery & Thriller

From the New York Times bestselling author of Moriarty and Trigger Mortis, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit…

twist ending · multiple timelines · psychological thriller · cat and mouse

You Killed Me First

John Marrs · Mystery & Thriller

Three women. Three smoldering secrets. Who will make it out alive? It’s 5 November, and a woman awakens to a nightmare. Bound and gagged, she lies…

psychological thriller · multiple timelines · twist ending

A Pale View of Hills

Kazuo Ishiguro · Literary Fiction

In his highly acclaimed debut, A Pale View of Hills, Kazuo Ishiguro tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling…

psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · trauma recovery · multiple timelines

In Ascension

Martin MacInnes · Literary Fiction

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR An astonishing novel about a young microbiologist investigating an…

coming of age · multiple timelines

Minbak

Ela Lee · Literary Fiction

'Ela Lee is a remarkable new voice in fiction' Stacey Halls, bestselling author of The Household Minbak (n.) a lodging in a private home Three…

found family · historical fiction · trauma recovery · multiple timelines

All the World Can Hold

Jung Yun · Literary Fiction

Let the Great World Spin meets My Name Is Lucy Barton in this novel set aboard an aging cruise ship bound for Bermuda, where growing tensions lead…

coming of age · trauma recovery · multiple timelines

My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein

Deborah Levy · Literary Fiction

In contemporary Paris, a narrator and two companions explore the life and work of Gertrude Stein: a subversive imagining of a truly subversive female…

historical fiction · multiple timelines

Outline

Rachel Cusk · Literary Fiction

"Rachel Cusk's Outline is a novel in ten conversations.

unreliable narrator · multiple timelines

The Secret Book of Flora Lea

Patti Callahan Henry · Literary Fiction

"When a woman stumbles across a mysterious children's book, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English…

historical fiction · coming of age · missing person · trauma recovery · multiple timelines

Celestial Lights

Cecile Pin · Sci-Fi

A coming-of-age tale inspired by Odysseus set both on Earth and in space, Celestial Lights is perfect for fans of Orbital and Normal People.

space opera · coming of age · quest · multiple timelines

Sea of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel · Sci-Fi

Edwin St. Andrew is eighteen years old when he crosses the Atlantic by steamship, exiled from polite society following an ill-conceived diatribe at a…

time travel · multiple timelines · slow burn · space opera · paranormal romance

The Radiant Dark

Alexandra Oliva · Sci-Fi

***Arrival meets Wild Dark Shore in this captivating novel that follows a family for over fifty years—a bold and compassionate exploration of the…

coming of age · multiple timelines · trauma recovery · space opera · found family

A Storm of Swords

George R. R. Martin · Fantasy

Here is the third volume in George R.

grimdark · revenge plot · love triangle · multiple timelines · dragons

Death on the Caldera

Emily Paxman · Mystery & Thriller

It’s Murder on the Orient Express – with witches!

cozy vibes · witches · locked room · multiple timelines

The Last Flight

Julie Clark · Mystery & Thriller

Two women. Two flights. One last chance to disappear. You might know a husband like Claire's. Ambitious, admired, with deep pockets. But behind…

psychological thriller · multiple timelines · twist ending · high stakes survival

Hyperion Cantos

Dan Simmons · Sci-Fi

space opera · quest · multiple timelines · twist ending

The Lighthouse Witches

C. J. Cooke · Fantasy

A Most Anticipated Novel by Pop Sugar * Book Riot * Betches * Bustle * and more!

witches · gothic atmosphere · multiple timelines · twist ending

The Fall of Hyperion

Dan Simmons · Sci-Fi

On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike.

space opera · quest · multiple timelines · time travel · high stakes survival

The Power

Naomi Alderman · Sci-Fi

ix, 340 pages : 20 cm

dystopian society · political intrigue · multiple timelines

Replay

Ken Grimwood · Sci-Fi

Jeff Winston, forty-three, didn't know he was a replayer until he died and woke up twenty-five years younger in his college dorm room; he lived…

time travel · slow burn · second chance romance · multiple timelines

The Forest on the Edge of Time

Jasmin Kirkbride · Sci-Fi

The Future of Another Timeline meets The Bone Clocks in this dazzling piece of time-travel climate fiction.

time travel · multiple timelines · slow burn · quest · dystopian society